STJ judges Deolane Bezerra's request for freedom this Tuesday (9) The Fifth Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) denied this Tuesday (9) a request for freedom from Deolane Bezerra, a digital influencer and lawyer who has been in pre-trial detention since May 21. Deolane Bezerra was the target of an operation by the Public Ministry of São Paulo and the Civil Police of São Paulo against money laundering by the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). Ministers Ribeiro Dantas, Joel Ilan Paciornik and Messod Azulay Neto understood that there is no need for intervention by the STJ at this time because other requests for freedom for the influencer are pending analysis in lower courts. The influencer is suspected of money laundering, association with drug trafficking and being part of a criminal faction. Deolane's lawyers argued to the STJ that the case does not meet the legal requirements for preventive detention. They claimed that there would be no concrete risk to public order, criminal investigation or the application of criminal law and that the evidence gathered is already in the possession of the authorities. The defense also pointed out that: preventive detention should be replaced by home detention because Deolane is the mother of a 9-year-old child, being the only one responsible for their care; the grounds for the arrest were generic and did not individualize the reiteration of the crime, destruction of evidence or escape, without indicating current concrete facts. The facts investigated are from 2018 to 2021; other precautionary measures are appropriate and sufficient in the case, such as surrender of the passport, prohibition of leaving the city and prohibition of contact with those being investigated. Police report indicates that Deolane transferred R$13.6 million between 2018 and 2022 in his personal accounts, while another R$14 million passed through three of his companies. For investigators, the origin of the resources is "spurious" and shell companies were identified in the name of the influencer, located in cities in the interior of São Paulo, close to the Presidente Venceslau prison, sharing the same address with dozens of other shell firms. The influencer's defense denies any type of involvement with organized crime or illicit money, stating that all her receipts are declared and justified. Request to the STJ Initially, the request for freedom was rejected by the Presidency of the STJ, which understood that the request for habeas corpus could not be analyzed at this time because the case had not yet been fully judged by the São Paulo Court of Justice, the court before the STJ. The lawyers appealed this decision and asked for a new analysis of the case. This appeal was denied by the five ministers of the Fifth Panel. The operation that arrested Deolane Bezerra was based on notes found in a cell at the Presidente Venceslau Penitentiary (SP) National Newspaper/ Reproduction Indictment Deolane Bezerra was indicted for the crimes of criminal organization and money laundering by the Civil Police of Presidente Venceslau (SP). In addition to her, six other people were also indicted after the corporation concluded the Operation Vernix investigation report. The document details the results of the investigations after compliance with the legal measures in the phase that led to the arrest of the influencer and others under investigation. According to the police, the group targeted by the operation was still active at the time of the arrests and was promoting the restructuring of companies allegedly used to hide and conceal assets and financial resources. The researchers also identified evidence of the use of new legal entities, recent asset movements and alternative mechanisms for the circulation of values, including operations with virtual assets. Based on the new evidence, the Civil Police formalized seven indictments, including that of Deolane for money laundering and criminal organization, and presented additional representations to the Judiciary. Among the requests are the precautionary seizure of vehicles seized during the operation, the expansion of property blocks and the judicial custody of jewelry and watches located in the diligences. Investigations against Deolane This is just the most recent chapter in an extensive history of problems between the famous woman and the authorities. Below, remember the main investigations, arrests and processes involving the name of Deolane Bezerra: July 2022 Search and Seizure for laundering in a betting company: The São Paulo Civil Police carried out search and seizure warrants at Deolane's mansion in Alphaville. The action investigated crimes against the popular economy and money laundering related to a sports betting company that sponsors the influencer. At the time, two luxury cars (a Porsche and a Land Rover Discovery) were seized. February 2024 Investigation by photo with drug boss's necklace: Deolane became the target of an investigation by the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro after publishing photos at the Disney Ball, in Complexo da Maré, wearing the gold necklace of drug dealer Thiago da Silva Folly, "TH", head of the Third Comando Puro (TCP). At the time, the influencer posted a video on her networks explaining the selfie: "I went to Complexo da Maré yesterday, I was there at the Disney ball. I was well received, I didn't spend a single dollar. I took a photo with everyone, with a string, without a string, they put the string on me, took it off, and sometimes, that's who I am," said the influencer. The police investigated a possible association with drug trafficking. September 2024 The first arrest in Operation Integration: Deolane's first major legal setback occurred in September 2024, when she was preventively arrested in Recife (PE). Operation Integration, conducted by the Civil Police of Pernambuco, investigated a money laundering and illegal gambling scheme that generated around R$2 billion. At the time, the influencer's luxury goods were kidnapped. “I know things will clear up,” she declared in a handwritten letter from prison. After legal back and forth, she obtained a habeas corpus. At the beginning of 2026, the Federal Court assumed jurisdiction over the case, annulling the previous state acts and transferring the investigation to the Federal Police. April 2026 Target of the PF in Operation Narco Fluxo: About a month ago, Deolane became the target of a mega-operation by the Federal Police called Narco Fluxo. The PF began investigating her for alleged participation in a network that used the artistic medium and digital platforms to launder money from international drug trafficking, clandestine raffles and betting. Intelligence reports indicated that the lawyer's bank account functioned as a "transit account" to hide funds from a criminal organization suspected of sending more than three tons of cocaine abroad.